The Seattle Seahawks are tied for the best record in the NFC with four weeks remaining in the NFL's 2019 regular season after defeating the Minnesota Vikings 37-30 on Monday night.

At 10-2 after their fourth consecutive victory, the Seahawks have the same record as the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers. Seattle defeated San Francisco 27-24 in overtime on Nov. 11 and plays the 49ers again on Dec. 29 in its final game of the regular season. The Seahawks lost to the Saints 33-27 on Sept. 22.

San Francisco visits New Orleans on Sunday, when Seattle visits the Los Angeles Rams.

The Seahawks scored the first 24 points of the second half to take a 34-17 lead, then weathered a pair of Minnesota touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including a 58-yard pass from Kirk Cousins to Laquon Treadwell.

Seattle got 102 rushing yards and one touchdown from running back Chris Carson and another 74 rushing yards and two TDs from running back Rashaad Penny. Dalvin Cook, Minnesota’s 1,000-yard back, scored the game’s first touchdown, but he left the game with an injury after carrying nine times for 29 yards and losing a fumble.

Seattle ran for 218 yards -- 140 more than Minnesota -- and had a time-of-possession advantage of 19:30.

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson completed 21-of-31 passes for 240 yards with two touchdowns -- including a 60-yarder -- and one interception. Cousins completed 22-of-38 passes for 276 yards with two TDs and one interception for the Vikings.

· Seahawks cornerback Neiko Thorpe (Auburn) was designated as inactive. A groin injury has prevented Thorpe from practicing for the past two weeks.

The Vikings dropped to 8-4, falling one game behind NFC North leader Green Bay in its division race and two games behind San Francisco for the first wild-card spot while holding onto the final postseason position in the conference by one game over the Rams. Minnesota hosts the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.